THE PATIENT IN ROOM 13 THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN Monday, November 13th – 10:00 AM One week had passed since Tess Morrow’s first session. She had returned three times, each time digging deeper into the memories that haunted her dreams. The nightmares had lessened but not disappeared. The children were still there, waiting. Sloane sat in … Read more
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 13 THE NEW BEGINNING Monday, November 6th – 9:00 AM The office was small but bright, with windows that faced the street and walls painted a soft, calming blue. It was on the second floor of an old building in downtown Ravenwood, above a bookstore and next to a coffee shop. … Read more
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 13 THE RECKONING Thursday, October 26th – 10:30 AM The garage was silent. Officer Holt returned after several minutes, her face pale, her weapon holstered. “He’s gone. I searched the entire level. There’s no sign of him.” Sloane leaned against her car. “Who was he?” “I don’t know. The cameras in … Read more
Buried During Snowfall – Chapter 35 What Remains Beneath Blackwater Spring arrived late in Greyford that year. Blackwater Lake remained frozen longer than usual, even after the snowstorms ended and the forests surrounding the old Ashriver grounds began thawing under weak sunlight. Search teams spent weeks combing through the collapse site, but most of the … Read more
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 13 THE RECKONING CHAPTER 29: THE FINAL WITNESS Thursday, October 26th – 8:00 AM The grand jury convened at 9:00 AM in the county courthouse, a gray stone building in the center of Ravenwood. Sloane had been subpoenaed to testify about her findings at Meridian Psychiatric Hospital — the room, the … Read more
Buried During Snowfall – Chapter 34 The Snow Above Ashriver The climb out of Ashriver felt endless. The maintenance tunnel twisted upward through collapsing concrete shafts while freezing water surged behind them like the lake itself was trying to reclaim everything beneath it. Rusted pipes burst overhead. Emergency lights flickered weakly before dying one by … Read more
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 13 THE THREATS Wednesday, October 25th – 8:00 AM The first threat came in the mail. Sloane found it in her office mailbox, tucked between a memo about the hospital’s closure and a flyer for a used office furniture sale. The envelope was plain white, her name typed on the front. … Read more
Buried During Snowfall – Chapter 33 Blackwater Closes The second Adrian vanished quietly. No explosion. No scream. No dramatic collapse into darkness. One moment he knelt beside Adrian in the freezing water beneath Blackwater Lake — fractured, fading, finally human — and the next he dissolved into drifting black fragments swallowed by the air itself. … Read more
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 13 THE WHISTLEBLOWER Tuesday, October 24th – 7:30 AM The cameras were waiting when Sloane arrived at the hospital. She had expected them. The news had spread quickly after the Attorney General’s press conference. Her face was on every screen, her name on every lips. She was the whistleblower. The hero. … Read more
Buried During Snowfall – Chapter 32 The Half That Carried the Darkness The second Adrian’s body flickered like unstable memory. Not transparent. Uncertain. His outline blurred at the edges while the Hollow continued sinking slowly into the abyss beneath Blackwater Lake. The whispers filling the chamber faded softer with every passing second, becoming less like … Read more
